forte

Definition of the Italian term forte in music:

loud

Language

Italian

Singular

forte

Plural

forti

Abbreviation

f

Alt. abbreviation

for.

Italian musical terms that include forte:

adagio e forte – slowly and loud...
forte e con calore – loud and with warmth
forte e patetico – loud and pathetic
forte e spiccato – loud and spiccato (with short and detached notes)
forte e staccato – loud and staccato (with short and detached notes)
forte fortissimo – very very loud
forte ma dolce – loud but sweet
forte pianissimo – loud and then suddenly very soft
il più forte possibile – as loud as possible
meno forte – less loudly
mezzo forte – moderately loud
mezzo forte e dolce – moderately loud and sweet
mezzo forte piano – moderately loud and then suddenly soft
moderatamente forte – moderately loud
pedale del forte – sustain pedal (the right pedal on a piano that mak...
pedale di forte – sustain pedal (the right pedal on a piano that mak...
pedale forte – sustain pedal (the right pedal on a piano that mak...
più forte – louder
più forte e con moto – louder and with movement
più forte possibile – as loud as possible
poco forte – a little loud
poco meno forte – a little less loud
poco più forte – a little louder
quasi forte – almost forte
sempre forte – always loud
sempre mezzo forte – always moderately loud
sempre più forte – always louder
sempre poco più forte – always a bit louder
staccato e forte – staccato (short and detached notes) and loud
staccato e mezzo forte – staccato (short and detached notes) and moderately...
tutto l'organo nel forte – full organ (with all or most of the organ stops dr...
un poco più forte – somewhat louder

Music scores that include forte:

Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor (1868) Page 1
Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 1 (1835) Page 1
Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville (1816) Page 1
Haydn: The Creation (1796‑1798) Page 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Geist und Seele wird verwirret (1726) Page 1
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5 (1858‑68) Page 1
Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata in E minor (1778) Page 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (1803‑1804) Page 1
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4 (1841) Page 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni (1787) Page 1

Italian musical terms related to forte:

assordante – deafening (very loud)
fortemente – loudly
fortissimo – very loud
fortississimo – very very loud
fortissississimo – very very very loud
fortississississimo – extremely loud
fortissississississimo – as loud as possible
grandisonante – sonorous, loud
violento – violent, loud

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